One other minor benefit: When uploading a signed adif file to eQSL or LoTW, then merging that smaller log with a main log, one isn't throwing a bunch of duplicate entries into either system as often. One is uploading only those entries that are genuinely new from a contest or operating event.
With best regards, Pete W1PNS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierfrancesco Caci" <[email protected]> To: "xlog-discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 4:25:41 PM Subject: Re: [Xlog-discussion] Possible feature? >>>>> "Andy" == Andy Stewart <[email protected]> writes: Andy> I wonder how often people actually merge logs. a bunch of times every few months. I keep one file per month, and separate files for each contest. Then every now and then I merge everything back into a single file encompassing 6 months (if I've actually been on air...) or one whole year. Since merging can only work on 2 files at a time, I have to reiterate a bit. The reason for the separate files is that any mistake is easier to correct if I'm messing with smaller files. Andy> While we're on the subject of possible future features, here's what I Andy> was thinking prior to your email: Andy> a) When exporting QSOs to a file, automatically X the "QSL out" column Andy> for the exported QSOs. Naturally, this would be on/off at the behest Andy> of the user, probably on a per-export basis. My usage model is to Andy> Export to ADIF prior to uploading to eQSL and LoTW, thus I want to X Andy> the "QSL out" column for those QSOs. I only mark qsl sent for actual paper qsls. Can you make your "mark qsl out" as an additional dialog during export? That way if I ever get around doing the label thing, instead of actually writing the qsl cards by hand, I could mark those that are being exported as done. Today, I close Xlog, edit the Andy> file with emacs, put Xs in the proper column, close the file, and Andy> restart XLog. Painful IMHO! More generically, maybe there should be a Andy> way to mark a group of QSOs like this...maybe the user just sent a Andy> pile of QSL cards or something. checkboxes? could that be practical? present a slightly different view of the log with a check mark, let user select the qsos, then ask what to do with them, with choices being export, mark qsl sent, etc.. Andy> b) I'm looking at what it would take to automatically interface with Andy> eQSL. One could upload to eQSL as each QSL is logged, or a group of Andy> QSOs. The upload looks easy. Dealing with the myriad error cases Andy> looks frightful. Maybe as I look deeper, it won't be so bad. you may want to have a look at what fldigi does for the error handling. -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx _______________________________________________ Xlog-discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/xlog-discussion
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